Charles west



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SASH HOLDER.-

(No Model.)

lNVENTOf? W Patented Aug. 13, 1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES WEST, ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO WEST, OALD- WELL & 00., OF SAME PLACE.

SASH-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 544,635, dated August 13, 1895.-

Application filed April 29,1895. Serial No. 547,496. (No model.) i

not rattle, which will remain in any position to which it may have been adjusted, and which will be capable of being used with carriagedoors having grooves or guideways of different shapes.

To this end my invention consists of certain I features of construction and combinations.

ofparts, that willbe hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a broken front elevation of my improved sash applied to a carriage-door, the latter being shown partly in section. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with the door-frame in section, showing a substantially-straight guide'way for the sash. Fig. 3 is a like view showing the same sash applied to a door having a curved guideway. Fig. eLis an enlarged side elevation of the upper portion of the sash. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation thereof, taken substantially on line 5 5 of Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a detail perspective View of one of the sliding springs moving in the guideways of the door. j

Similar letters indicate similar parts in all the views.

A designates the carriage-door, which is provided with guideways A. In some styles of doors these guideways are straight, as illustrated in Fig. 2, and provided with branchslots A whileinother styles of doors curved guideways are employed, asshown at A in Fig. 3. In each case the same sash may be employed. said sash B has secured to its sides, at or near its upper edge,metal plates 0, each of which has a screw-threaded recess 0'. Into the said recess fits a screw-threaded pin'or bolt D,-

According to my invention, thewhich, however, is not screwed tight upon the plate 0, but the head D of the bolt is out of engagement with the plate, (see Fig. 5,) so that the bolt is free to turn relatively to the sash and is virtually swiveled thereto. The head D of the bolt may be of angular shape, as shown, and from opposite sides of the said head extend elastic bands E curved outward in their main portion and abutting against each other at their lower ends, or the two bands or springs E may be made separate and secured to the head D of the bolt.

' To the lower portion of the sliding sash'are secured guide-pins'orlugs F projecting from plates F, but if desired sliding springs similar to E may be substituted for said lugs.

When the sash is inserted in the carriagedoor' the outwardly-curved portions of the springs E engage with the front and rear walls of the guideway A or A and as the springs are slightly compressed their frictional engagement with the side walls of the guideways will be sufficient to keep the sash in any desired position. It will also be obvious that the springs will prevent the sash from rattling and will fit guideways of diiferent widths. It will further be observed that when the sash makes an angular or partial turning movement.for instance, when the lugs F are brought in engagement with the branch slots A Fig. 2, or when curved guideways A are used, Fig. 3-the pivotal-or swivel joint between the springs and the sash will permit Having thus described my invention, 1

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. As a new article of manufacture, a bolt consisting of a head and a shank, and opposing spring pressed leaves extending from the cured. at the sides of thelower portion of the head, substantially as described. sash in approximately the same plane with 2. A sash provided at the sides of its upper the said spring-pressed leaves, as set forth. portion with opposing spring-pressed leaves CHARLES WEST. 5 swiveled thereto and arranged to move yield- Witnesses:

ingly in a direction substantially perpendicu- JOHN LOTKA, lar to the plane of the sash, and guides se- 0. SEDGWICK. 

